BBC1's new Saturday night drama is on the horizon. The Beeb have just released their first trailer for fantasy drama Merlin, which will be hitting TV screens and cinemas this weekend.
First impressions? It looks very slick, the gorgeous locations make Robin Hood look quaint in comparison, the glimpses of FX (particularly a dragon voiced by John Hurt) seem good, the cast look the part, the idea of King Uther reigning over a country where magic has been banned is a concept stolen from panto(!), and Colin Morgan seems decent as the eponymous teenage Merlin. The only misstep was the cheesy "keep the magic secret" line at the end. What do you all think?
Merlin will air in the Doctor Who/Robin Hood timeslot for 13 Saturdays, sometime this Autumn.
